Where Peace Is Lost

A Novel

By: Valerie Valdes

Narrated by: Rebecca Mozo

A brand-new space fantasy novel from master world-builder Valerie Valdes! A refugee with a secret, a dangerous foe, and a road trip that could either save a planet or start a war.

Where peace is lost, may we find it.

Five years ago, Kelana Gardavros lost everything in the war against the Pale empire. Now Kel Garda is just another refugee living on the edge of an isolated star system. No one knows she was once a member of an Order whose military arm was disbanded and scattered across the galaxy. And no one knows that if her enemies found her, they might destroy the entire world to get rid of her.

Where peace is broken, may we mend it.

Kel’s past intrudes in the form of a long-dormant Pale war machine, suddenly reactivated. If the massive automaton isn’t stopped, at best it will carve a swath of devastation that displaces thousands of people. At worst, it will kill every sentient creature on the planet.

Where we go, may peace follow.

When two strangers offer to deactivate the machine for a price, Kel and a young friend agree to serve as their guides. The journey through swamps infested with predators and bandits is bad enough, but can they survive more nefarious dangers along the way? And will Kel’s fear of revealing her secrets doom the very people she’s trying to protect?

Where we fall, may peace rise.

perfect!

Can anything be better? I don't think so ... this book is perfect! The story is interesting. The characters are interesting. I love everything about it.

A very good story and an Amazing performance

I loved how each voice was so unique. You could tell exactly who was speaking so well it was like having an ensemble cast! This is a very cool universe with characters I hope to see more of.

An OK beach book, I suppose

Meh. The world building was pretty good, and I admit I want to know what happens next. The plot has enough inventiveness to keep it from being a retread, even if the arc is obvious.

However, the writing is tortured and juvenile. There isn’t any coherence to the naming of people, places, or things. The personal journey seems a lot like freshman year in college, both in content and prose. And the narrator butchers the pronunciation of simple words, like cache and gunwales. The editor obviously missed it to

As curious as I am about the story, it was so hard to get through this one that I won’t be reading the next.

Great character development and easy to follow

Entertaining and engaging. Kept my interest. A little short in length, which keeps people wanting more.

A fun adventure

Good story, interesting characters, and a sense of hope that i miss. An enjoyable intro to a new series, I hope.